Family |
Aster (Asteraceae) |
Bloom |
Spring, summer, fall |
Habitat |
Meadows, fields, lawns, roadsides |
Status |
Non-Native |
Cycle |
Perennial |
Height |
2-18″ |
Flower |
Flowers are at the tip of an erect flower stalk that rises from the ground level, is leafless, hollow, and exudes a milky juice when broken. They appear to be 1 large yellow flower, 1 – 1.5″ across but they are actually a composite of many tiny flowers clustered together. |
Leaf |
Leaves form a basal rosette and are deeply cleft forming pointed lobes facing toward the base of the plant. |
Notes |
The flowers open in the morning and close in the afternoon. Glob-like seed heads have soft hair-like bristles that resemble tiny parachutes to carry the seeds away on the wind. |